Arusha, Tanzania. Governments need to tighten laws that protect wetlands to stem rising loss of lives and property due to floods. In a statement issued on the World Wetland Day, Dr. Mithika Mwenda, the Executive Director of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) said it is the encroachment of the wetlands that has led to the suffering communities…
Emirates has resumed passenger operations between Dubai and five African countries starting from 29 January 2022, offering customers more choice, superior value and enhanced connectivity to and through Dubai. UAE writes Hadi Sirika over NCAA’s action against Emirates Airline. The significant restoration of services will include Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Emirates’ three…
Emirates has resumed passenger operations between Dubai and five African countries starting from 29 January 2022, offering customers more choice, superior value and enhanced connectivity to and through Dubai. UAE writes Hadi Sirika over NCAA’s action against Emirates Airline. The significant restoration of services will include Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Emirates’ three…
A Masai wedding ceremony at Mara Bushtops Luxury Camp in Kenya. Photo Credit: African Travel Inc. African Travel Inc. is launching a new series of romantic safaris and experiences Curated for weddings, anniversaries, honeymoons and other romantic getaways, African Travel’s romantic and honeymoon safari series will feature journeys to some of the continent’s most popular destinations, including Kenya, South…
A Masai wedding ceremony at Mara Bushtops Luxury Camp in Kenya. Photo Credit: African Travel Inc. African Travel Inc. is launching a new series of romantic safaris and experiences Curated for weddings, anniversaries, honeymoons and other romantic getaways, African Travel’s romantic and honeymoon safari series will feature journeys to some of the continent’s most popular destinations, including Kenya, South…
National Geographic Wild’s 11th annual Big Cat Month takes place this February with a month of television programming dedicated to the fiercest felines, creatures of magnificent strength, ferocity and beauty. With visually impressive and powerful stories from around the world, from lions, tigers, cheetahs and leopards to the most unknown and forgotten such as the serval, the African wildcat or the…
Plans have been announced for an international maglev network operating across Africa. Afrailways is developing Afrail Express as a high-speed passenger rail system to connect the entire African continent, from South Africa to Morocco, and Nigeria to Egypt. Afrail Express is seeking to appoint a main contractor for the construction of the infrastructure. The first phase for the Afrail…
The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last week’s military coup, effective until constitutional order is restored, the AU said on Monday. Burkina Faso had already been suspended from the West African regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, though ECOWAS stopped short of imposing sanctions after the Jan. 24 coup that deposed President…
The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last week’s military coup, effective until constitutional order is restored, the AU said on Monday. Burkina Faso had already been suspended from the West African regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, though ECOWAS stopped short of imposing sanctions after the Jan. 24 coup that deposed President…
We mostly hear about how the COVID-19 pandemic has crushed businesses, big and small, across the world. Almost every industry has taken hard knocks, what with supply-chain challenges across the board. The fashion and sports apparel industry has also suffered, being forced to rely on expensive air freight rather than container ships to complete the supply chain. There have…